Partnership to accelerate innovation and global expansion for leading packaging software provider
Amtech Software, a leading provider of enterprise software
for the packaging industry, today announced a strategic growth investment
from Vista Equity Partners (“Vista”), a global technology
investor that specializes in enterprise software. The investment will support
Amtech’s continued innovation across its suite of enterprise resource planning
(ERP), manufacturing execution systems (MES) and automation solutions and
accelerate its mission to digitally transform the global packaging industry.
Amtech’s integrated software platform enables packaging
manufacturers to manage and automate mission-critical operations—from order
entry and production planning to inventory management, equipment maintenance,
and real-time performance analytics. Purpose-built for packaging manufacturers
in the corrugated, folding carton, flexible packaging and label markets,
Amtech’s software platform helps drive plant-wide efficiency, reduce waste and
improve visibility across the entire operation. Today, Amtech supports more
than 600 customers worldwide, powering the systems behind billions of boxes and
labels produced each year.
“Amtech is on a mission to modernize the packaging industry
through software innovation, automation, and connected workflows,” said Chuck
Schneider, CEO of Amtech Software. “With Vista’s partnership and deep
experience in scaling software businesses, we’ll be able to advance our product
roadmap, invest in our people and new innovative solutions and deliver even
greater impact to our customers.”
With Vista’s support, Amtech can accelerate enhancements to
its cloud-based platform, deepen integration between its ERP and MES, and
leverage AI and machine learning to help packaging manufacturers unlock new
levels of agility and productivity.
“Amtech delivers mission-critical software that supports
every stage of the packaging production lifecycle, empowering manufacturers to
operate with precision, speed and scale,” said Patrick Severson, Co-Head of
Vista’s Foundation Fund and Senior Managing Director. “As the industry faces
rising complexity and increasing customer expectations, we believe Amtech is
uniquely positioned to help manufacturers work smarter and adapt faster. We’re
excited to partner with the Amtech team to accelerate growth, product
innovation and impact for customers worldwide.”
Vista’s investment comes from its Foundation strategy, the
firm’s middle-market strategy that focuses on investing in emerging software
leaders and scaling them into durable software franchises. Launched in 2009,
Vista’s Foundation strategy utilizes a systematic approach to value creation
individually tailored to each of its portfolio companies designed to drive
operational excellence and catalyze their next phase of growth.
“Amtech combines deep industry expertise with strong
customer relationships and a clear perspective on the future of packaging
technology,” said Jake Hodgman, Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners. “We
share their commitment to modernizing operations for manufacturers and are
thrilled to support them in this next chapter of growth.”
Preston Thomas, Managing Director at Peak Rock Capital said,
“As investors focused on partnering with family and founder led business, we
are very pleased to have supported Amtech over the last several years, during
which time we helped grow the business and position it for sustained and
long-term growth. As a leading global software investor, we are confident that
Vista will be a strong partner to Amtech moving forward, and we are proud to
helped them reach this important milestone.”
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel for Vista and William Blair
served as financial advisor to Vista.
About Amtech Software
Amtech Software is a leading provider of enterprise resource
planning (ERP), manufacturing execution systems (MES), and automation software
built specifically for the packaging industry. Amtech serves corrugated,
folding carton, and label converters with integrated solutions that streamline
operations, improve efficiency, and enable digital transformation across the
plant floor and beyond. Learn more at https://www.amtechsoftware.com/
About Vista Equity Partners
Vista is a global technology investor that specializes in
enterprise software. Vista’s private market strategies seek to deliver
differentiated returns through a proprietary and systematic approach to value
creation developed and refined over the course of 25 years and 600+
transactions. Today, Vista manages a diversified portfolio of software
companies that provide mission-critical solutions to millions of customers
around the world. As of December 31, 2024, Vista had more than $100 billion in
assets under management. Further information is available at vistaequitypartners.com. Follow Vista on LinkedIn, @Vista Equity Partners, and on X, @Vista_Equity.
About Peak Rock Capital
Peak Rock Capital is a leading middle-market private
investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North
America and Europe. Peak Rock’s equity investment platform focuses on
opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and
performance improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering
with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. Peak
Rock’s credit platform invests across capital structures, with a broad mandate
to provide flexible, tailored capital solutions to middle-market and
growth-oriented businesses. Peak Rock’s real estate platform makes equity and
debt investments in small to mid-sized real estate assets in attractive,
growing geographies. For further information about Peak Rock Capital, please
visit www.peakrockcapital.com.